Ignacio Burgoa Orihuela (March 13, 1918 – November 6, 2005) was a Mexican lawyer, professor, and writer.
He studied law and obtained his PhD from the National Autonomous University of Mexico, where he taught for more than 58 years.
From 1951 to 1954 he was a Federal Judge in Administrative Matters in Mexico City, a position in which he obtained a well earned reputation of just and wise.
At any time that the media needed a legal opinion on public affairs they would consult him, as well as many authorities did.
He wrote articles in diverse Law Reviews and for several newspapers and magazines that dealt with public matters.